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it's the third taliban attack on an afghan powerbroker in the south in more than two weeks. the new u.s. ambassador to afghanistan ryan crocker said it's proof the taliban is so damaged, it can't carry out large-scale operations. he spoke today in kabul. >> they've had to kind of regroup and figure out what they can do and, in some cases, that has been assassination. we saw a very similar pattern in iraq. clearly, these are horrific attacks but they can also be interpreted as a sign of significant organizational weakness. >> sreenivasan: a taliban spokesman told the associated press the kandahar mayor was targeted for ordering the destruction of homes city officials claimed were illegally constructed. two children were killed during that demolition. the prime minister of norway today announced an independent commission will review how last week's twin attacks were allowed to happen. and more details emerged about the self-confessed killer, who is in police custody. we have a report from carl dinnen of "independent television news." >> reporter: by the side of the lake, a sho
it's the third taliban attack on an afghan powerbroker in the south in more than two weeks. the new u.s. ambassador to afghanistan ryan crocker said it's proof the taliban is so damaged, it can't carry out large-scale operations. he spoke today in kabul. >> they've had to kind of regroup and figure out what they can do and, in some cases, that has been assassination. we saw a very similar pattern in iraq. clearly, these are horrific attacks but they can also be interpreted as a sign of...
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biggest group and they are nonpolitical and they are against war of course and they also hate and by taliban because they are against war but. when i went to pakistan i went to that to their school of jamaat to be they have each year i guess between thirty and forty solvent.
biggest group and they are nonpolitical and they are against war of course and they also hate and by taliban because they are against war but. when i went to pakistan i went to that to their school of jamaat to be they have each year i guess between thirty and forty solvent.
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forces sixteen insurgents have been killed in the country so the raid comes in response to renewed taliban activity as nato begins a gradual withdrawal from afghanistan the plan is to recall all foreign combat troops by the end of two thousand and fourteen nato as a new military commander in the country general john allen warns of tough times ahead for the war effort earlier this month the afghan president's half brother was assassinated by one of his own guards and in a separate incident one of president karzai is top advisers was also gunned down u.s. anti-war activism brian becker thinks the coalition may be losing ground in afghanistan with a number of casualties rise. they can't win by staying in fact their presence is becoming the main catalyst for the armed insurgency not only the taliban but maybe one hundred forty armed groups and they can't leave either because if they leave there will be a perception that the us and nato were defeated by an armed insurgency but this dilemma must be solved some way so ultimately the united states cannot prevail the assassination of cars eyes brot
forces sixteen insurgents have been killed in the country so the raid comes in response to renewed taliban activity as nato begins a gradual withdrawal from afghanistan the plan is to recall all foreign combat troops by the end of two thousand and fourteen nato as a new military commander in the country general john allen warns of tough times ahead for the war effort earlier this month the afghan president's half brother was assassinated by one of his own guards and in a separate incident one...
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staying in fact their presence is becoming the main catalyst for the armed insurgency not only the taliban but maybe one hundred forty armed groups and they can weave either because if they leave there will be a perception that the us and nato were defeated by an armed insurgency but this dilemma must be solved some way so ultimately the united states cannot prevail the assassination of karzai as brother and his inner circle shows that the edifice of the karzai regime necessary at least to give afghan face to the nato occupation that itself is now crumbling please armed attacks these assassination attempts are designed to create panic and i think in all likelihood they are creating panic within the very heart the foundation of the karzai government the u.s. is losing grown steadily and spending one hundred twenty billion dollars a year that's an increasing amount from the treasury that's already drained based on huge budget deficits here the number of casualties on the afghan and american side is is is increasing not decreasing and yet they're no closer to victory in fact they're losing co
staying in fact their presence is becoming the main catalyst for the armed insurgency not only the taliban but maybe one hundred forty armed groups and they can weave either because if they leave there will be a perception that the us and nato were defeated by an armed insurgency but this dilemma must be solved some way so ultimately the united states cannot prevail the assassination of karzai as brother and his inner circle shows that the edifice of the karzai regime necessary at least to give...
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no no government whether it's a are on the other government is capable of fighting the taliban alone because it's not just the taliban it's the region you're talking about pakistan you talk about iran it's it's the drug mafia it's their war mafia in the region and it's a complicated sophisticated puzzle so mr karzai government and the present the afghan institutions are not capable of taking on this thing if that is going on right now all right. thank you very much. on the way as intelligence services says there's no evidence that anders breivik is connected to far right extremists in norway or elsewhere the thirty two year old who admits killing seventy six people last friday claims he was part of why the mission his lawyer insists that breivik is insane and didn't know what he was doing but as artie's lorimer reports his immigration message is one that has chilling chilling rather echoes all across europe. and ethnic hatred that led to the slaughter of scores of innocent young people to prevent the massacre to which he freely admits was a justified strike against the political left
no no government whether it's a are on the other government is capable of fighting the taliban alone because it's not just the taliban it's the region you're talking about pakistan you talk about iran it's it's the drug mafia it's their war mafia in the region and it's a complicated sophisticated puzzle so mr karzai government and the present the afghan institutions are not capable of taking on this thing if that is going on right now all right. thank you very much. on the way as intelligence...
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officials statements because today we have an attack by the taliban the u.n. put out numbers saying that violence and afghan casualties have increased in the first six months of this year to two very high levels to i think record highs there increased sharply and then this kind of seems to contradict what u.s. officials have said you have betray us before he went out saying that you know violence is on the decline and you had obama saying the taliban is broken is a situation getting better or worse there i think the problem in interestingly enough europe or or truce. we call these gains that we've seen in the past year or so alleged gains fragile and reversible and as we've seen over the past several months there's been a slow chipping away of the fragile and reversible security of the u.s. and coalition forces have tried to bring about especially in the southern and eastern provinces i think a lot of the this sort of targeted assassinations that we've seen over the past couple months are that some of all the cars were the head of the kandahar police chief and
officials statements because today we have an attack by the taliban the u.n. put out numbers saying that violence and afghan casualties have increased in the first six months of this year to two very high levels to i think record highs there increased sharply and then this kind of seems to contradict what u.s. officials have said you have betray us before he went out saying that you know violence is on the decline and you had obama saying the taliban is broken is a situation getting better or...
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and is concerned also that afghans are divided with some worried it'll open the door to her return of taliban rule jason malard has more. there's confusion on the faces of the afghan army soldiers as a firefight unfolds on the other side of the wall lucky for them this is the kabul military training center in the bullets being fired blanks the men here halfway through a ten week program and the officers don't cut the many slack when it's over the be deployed eastern province one of afghanistan's most violent corners. but we must push them hard so they can perform under pressure day by day we're making progress the afghan national army has already come a long way its ranks have swollen to about one hundred seventy thousand troops thanks to fresh waves of recruits attracted by higher wages and extra perks the soldiers insist they are all united in their desire to beat back the taliban led insurgency regardless of age or ethnicity then in the army we are all brothers and we are all called by one name. by the call of duty is also struck a chord beyond able bodied males a first ever class of woman
and is concerned also that afghans are divided with some worried it'll open the door to her return of taliban rule jason malard has more. there's confusion on the faces of the afghan army soldiers as a firefight unfolds on the other side of the wall lucky for them this is the kabul military training center in the bullets being fired blanks the men here halfway through a ten week program and the officers don't cut the many slack when it's over the be deployed eastern province one of...
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well bin laden you know the taliban had grown to the point in afghanistan where it couldn't leave the insurgency by itself it really did need his fighters his role in the insurgency there is primarily right now logistics and maybe a little training and there continues even with bin laden's death but the kind of hard story the hard fact is that we went there with one mission which was to destroy the taliban and to destroy al qaeda and quite frankly we haven't killed enough of the enemy and their supporters to make any difference we instead tried to build a western democracy in a country that's conservatively islamic and deeply islamic and so we've failed to do there and the situation is going to remain violent and probably. detrimental certainly very detrimental to pakistan as long as we stay there as long as the alliance stays in afghanistan all attending see very recent events now norway first of all what's worth it it would be the work of an islamic terrorist what we saw unfolding you know as they look to see results showed it to be very different what do you think that tells us he
well bin laden you know the taliban had grown to the point in afghanistan where it couldn't leave the insurgency by itself it really did need his fighters his role in the insurgency there is primarily right now logistics and maybe a little training and there continues even with bin laden's death but the kind of hard story the hard fact is that we went there with one mission which was to destroy the taliban and to destroy al qaeda and quite frankly we haven't killed enough of the enemy and their...
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change anything political the ground as we've so clearly seen in afghanistan with the removal of the taliban as we've so clearly seen with the removal of saddam hussein so it's not a policy that works regime change. however i would say that therefore wasn't on the cards to begin with in that very overt sense but of course it had to be because if you're thinking of stopping him killing his citizens you obviously have to stop him . from being in power in some sense i would say that in libya either we should have gone in it all. we should've done something like this which of course is not the nature of coalition fighting. the u.s. has moved a step closer to defaulting on its debts the latest round of talks to raise the country's debt ceiling collapsed when a republican opposition leader stormed out of negotiations with president obama. well the government has to allow more car away on top of its existing ribbon a fourteen point three trillion dollars well if the decision is not made by august second the u.s. will be unable to pay its bills and we will have to default our friends new york reside
change anything political the ground as we've so clearly seen in afghanistan with the removal of the taliban as we've so clearly seen with the removal of saddam hussein so it's not a policy that works regime change. however i would say that therefore wasn't on the cards to begin with in that very overt sense but of course it had to be because if you're thinking of stopping him killing his citizens you obviously have to stop him . from being in power in some sense i would say that in libya...
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and finally now taliban nic of all belarus has taken the overall title of the world what championships just outside moscow the details from richard oppel flits. who went there in assessing the perfect final day of a world war scheme championships in dubai a small town one hundred twenty kilometers north of moscow with the sport yet to make it to be lympics things as big as the cancer competitors a special look to take home the biggest prize in more skiing first topless women's tricks events competitors trying to create in as many moves as quickly as possible trying to get top marks from the judges a lot of the ways that we practice we use trampolines a kind of you know bounce and we ride our skis a lot just to feel edges and turns in it and it just takes a lot of balls in order to start learning the truth of the move certainly looks pretty tranquil that we take a lot of practice to get it right so you can sometimes there's a rhythm moving when the paper in front of him has come away from the event was when truly won by better reasons natalia. was rewarded after this fantastic performan
and finally now taliban nic of all belarus has taken the overall title of the world what championships just outside moscow the details from richard oppel flits. who went there in assessing the perfect final day of a world war scheme championships in dubai a small town one hundred twenty kilometers north of moscow with the sport yet to make it to be lympics things as big as the cancer competitors a special look to take home the biggest prize in more skiing first topless women's tricks events...
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well i think they're going after mullah omar the head of the taliban they're going after i mean i was always here e but just saying those things makes you realize i think that we're still approaching this is a law enforcement issue what cops and robbers issue i began a program back in one thousand nine hundred five where we were trying to capture or kill these people wanted a time so we're going after this we pursued this law and order approach now for sixteen years and there are many many more east lamaists in the field today with guns fighting us than there were in one nine hundred ninety five so ultimately what we have after ten years of effort in afghanistan is a body count that's all we don't have any measure of progress against the enemy and what lay do you think the security situation in the region is still say tense despite the fact as we were saying earlier that it's almost in line and how it's now being called. it just doesn't seem to be improving well been a lot. well bin laden you know the taliban had grown to the point in afghanistan where it could lead the insurgency by
well i think they're going after mullah omar the head of the taliban they're going after i mean i was always here e but just saying those things makes you realize i think that we're still approaching this is a law enforcement issue what cops and robbers issue i began a program back in one thousand nine hundred five where we were trying to capture or kill these people wanted a time so we're going after this we pursued this law and order approach now for sixteen years and there are many many more...
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biggest group and they are nonpolitical and they are against war of course and they also hate them by taliban because they are against war but. when i went to pakistan i got to the vet school automatically they have each year i guess between thirty and forty. students who was missing that school each year i was just one of them and. so when i was captured and thrown to the americans i was already in about as close to the airport and i had already my pay to get in my pocket i was very close to the airport so i couldn't understand why and what reason for and jamal to be. every everybody knows they are not interested on the war. against. us or what were the circumstances of your arrest when i got arrested. they didn't told me anything what's going on they didn't told me. they're looking for to restore what was he said just. going to take your passport a lot i did not know that time was a good knowledge and want to go through some thought for each person and. not under my name belts for anyone who is too and all our americans as a terrorist they will see through song and through some dollars in p
biggest group and they are nonpolitical and they are against war of course and they also hate them by taliban because they are against war but. when i went to pakistan i got to the vet school automatically they have each year i guess between thirty and forty. students who was missing that school each year i was just one of them and. so when i was captured and thrown to the americans i was already in about as close to the airport and i had already my pay to get in my pocket i was very close to...
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change anything political the ground as we've seen clearly seen in afghanistan with the removal of the taliban and so we've clearly seen with the removal of saddam hussein so it's not a policy that works regime change. however i would say that therefore it wasn't on the cards to begin with in that very overt sense but of course it had to be because you if you're thinking of stalking him killing his citizens you obviously have to stop him. from being in power in some sense i would say that in libya either we shouldn't gone in a tall. we should have done something like this which of course is not the nature of coalition fighting. putting more on line for you what are the long the stories you'll find there today a georgian of the hour the first convicted of spying for russia relieved with colleagues convinced their confessions were coworkers find out why the opposition believes the case had nothing to do with justice from the start. and for in the skeptics said it was ridiculous for the russian military innovation bounced back and just might be an asset expert singing the praises and benefits of
change anything political the ground as we've seen clearly seen in afghanistan with the removal of the taliban and so we've clearly seen with the removal of saddam hussein so it's not a policy that works regime change. however i would say that therefore it wasn't on the cards to begin with in that very overt sense but of course it had to be because you if you're thinking of stalking him killing his citizens you obviously have to stop him. from being in power in some sense i would say that in...
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biggest group and they are nonpolitical and they are against war of course and they also hate and by taliban because they are against war but. when i went to pakistan i went.
biggest group and they are nonpolitical and they are against war of course and they also hate and by taliban because they are against war but. when i went to pakistan i went.
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when they asked me what i thought in taliban i said i'm not a member of them and they brought me papers forced me to sign i refused and that they tortured me about they forced me to write me to sign. electroshocks and. in other times he forced me to to water. in a school a lot a lot of boarding that's not. on the water boarding so another time they hang on chains i had chains on my hands and i was hanging on the ceiling it was pulling me on the ceiling with a chain and you into my feets used to be all over the floor and. off the few days i start to pos of course because in that situation i could not eat or drink and it was freezing call it was during winter time and i had no clothes on so i was hanging there for many days when the interrogator came he pulled me back down and he asked me are you going to sign on out every time i said no he just made like this and they're putting that up what happened to all the detainees at guantanamo i got water. after i had seen a couple things got a couple couple of people got killed in front of me so it wasn't the first second one i got i had so many
when they asked me what i thought in taliban i said i'm not a member of them and they brought me papers forced me to sign i refused and that they tortured me about they forced me to write me to sign. electroshocks and. in other times he forced me to to water. in a school a lot a lot of boarding that's not. on the water boarding so another time they hang on chains i had chains on my hands and i was hanging on the ceiling it was pulling me on the ceiling with a chain and you into my feets used to...
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it appears some of your tax money has found its way to the taliban in afghanistan. the pentagon says funds from a $2.1 billion trucking contract to get supplies to american troops were funneled to the militants. a pentagon spokesman says a new contract will be awarded and applicants will be more thoroughly vetted. >>> we have an update tonight on the u.s. government law enforcement initiative that allowed guns to fall into the hands of mexican criminals. we have an exclusive report on some of the buyers in operation fast and furious. >> it's a lot of guns. that was the first thing that came into mind. >> this attorney represents manuel acosta, the man accused of recruiting 19 straw buyers later indicted for smuggling guns to mexico. >> they walk into a store, fill out a form, they buy a couple of rifles and walk out and give it to the guy. he gives them a few hundred bucks. >> to purchase a gun every buyer fills out this form. it asks, have you ever been indicted for a felony, been charged with a crime that allows for a year in jail? are you subject to a restraining
it appears some of your tax money has found its way to the taliban in afghanistan. the pentagon says funds from a $2.1 billion trucking contract to get supplies to american troops were funneled to the militants. a pentagon spokesman says a new contract will be awarded and applicants will be more thoroughly vetted. >>> we have an update tonight on the u.s. government law enforcement initiative that allowed guns to fall into the hands of mexican criminals. we have an exclusive report on...
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the taliban said they carried out the attack. in somalia, an operation to airlift supplies into the capital mogadishu is underway, the first of 10 missions being carried out by the world food program in response to the severe drought which is ravaging the horn of africa. our correspondent reports. >> the carter, 10 tons of food for a severely nourished children in somalia -- the cargo. the therapeutic paste is a lifesaver. it is a race against time. >> within the next few days, i believe some of this will be going to mogadishu, where it will be distributed at feeding centers too malnourished children there. >> the world food program says the first airlift will feed 350,000 children over the next month, but given the scale in somalia, this is just a drop in the ocean -- will feed 3500. aid agencies say that with so many children in a precarious situation, there is a danger disease could break out. in somalia, almost half the population urgently needs of food aid. rations have been cut in recent months. now, there is a massive driv
the taliban said they carried out the attack. in somalia, an operation to airlift supplies into the capital mogadishu is underway, the first of 10 missions being carried out by the world food program in response to the severe drought which is ravaging the horn of africa. our correspondent reports. >> the carter, 10 tons of food for a severely nourished children in somalia -- the cargo. the therapeutic paste is a lifesaver. it is a race against time. >> within the next few days, i...
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to change anything political the ground as we've clearly seen in afghanistan with the removal of the taliban and so we've clearly seen with the removal of saddam hussein so it's not a policy that works regime change. however i would say that therefore it wasn't on the cards to begin with in that very overt sense but of course it had to be because if you're thinking of stopping him killing his citizens you obviously have to stop him. from being in power in some sense i would say that in libya either we should have gone in a tall. or we should have done something like this which of course is not the nature of coalition fighting. a war without interview those plenty more for you a click away at r.t. dot com here's what's online right now. georgian photographers for victims of spying for russia relieved with colleagues convinced their confessions work or find . why the local opposition believe the case had nothing to do with justice from the get go. and the skeptics said it was ridiculous but our russian military innovation may have bounced back and become a significant asset expert sing the pra
to change anything political the ground as we've clearly seen in afghanistan with the removal of the taliban and so we've clearly seen with the removal of saddam hussein so it's not a policy that works regime change. however i would say that therefore it wasn't on the cards to begin with in that very overt sense but of course it had to be because if you're thinking of stopping him killing his citizens you obviously have to stop him. from being in power in some sense i would say that in libya...
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now in a string of some other international news for you this hour the taliban has claimed responsibility for the killing of the mayor of afghanistan's kind of our city in a suicide bomb attack it's the latest in a string of assassinations targeting talk of afghan officials two weeks ago president hamid karzai is a half brother who ran the entire kandahar province he was also gunned down and one of causes top aides was also killed by the taliban who are stepping up their assaults as nato convoy troops begin to withdraw from afghanistan. egypt's official news agency says former president hosni mubarak is weak and refusing solid food hospital officials say he's suffering depression and weight loss caused by not eating enough and barack is supposed to stand trial in a we used to ordering the killing of protesters and corruption over eight hundred forty people died during the popular uprising which forced about rivera from office back in february. but britain has officially recognized that libya's rebels as the legitimate government and expelled all colonel gadhafi is diplomats it's also unfr
now in a string of some other international news for you this hour the taliban has claimed responsibility for the killing of the mayor of afghanistan's kind of our city in a suicide bomb attack it's the latest in a string of assassinations targeting talk of afghan officials two weeks ago president hamid karzai is a half brother who ran the entire kandahar province he was also gunned down and one of causes top aides was also killed by the taliban who are stepping up their assaults as nato convoy...
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citizens in war zones on the ground though do you think of this reputation pushes people towards the taliban. absolutely it absolutely does i mean . for a second if no one thinks that what happened in the source where helps the u.s. counterinsurgency strategy right any time any foreign force goes in and kills locals i don't think mistake or through over aggression or things like that it absolutely damages us security and what the united states is trying to achieve in any of these countries but it's worse when those actions occur and in the local see that because there are these high paid mercenaries if there is no accountability there absolutely enrages people and it should be shooting range both the people in the countries where it happens and she didn't people here in the united states use tax dollars are paying for it and in whose name those actions being taken over just very briefly now despite the trials and investigations we see no one's been convicted of the killings why is it so hard to get justice for those civilians well it's were because these companies operate in a very shady jur
citizens in war zones on the ground though do you think of this reputation pushes people towards the taliban. absolutely it absolutely does i mean . for a second if no one thinks that what happened in the source where helps the u.s. counterinsurgency strategy right any time any foreign force goes in and kills locals i don't think mistake or through over aggression or things like that it absolutely damages us security and what the united states is trying to achieve in any of these countries but...
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change anything political the ground as we've so clearly seen in afghanistan with the removal of the taliban and so we've clearly seen with the removal of saddam hussein so it's not a policy that works regime change. however i would say that therefore wasn't on the cards to begin with in that very overt sense but of course it had to be because if you're thinking of stopping him killing his citizens you obviously have to stop him . from being in power in some sense i would say that in libya either we shouldn't gone in a tall. we should have done something like this which of course is not the nature of coalition fighting. a lot of without interview there's plenty more available any time at r.t. dot com here's what's a put away right now georgian photographers convicted of spying for russia are released with their apologies convinced their confessions were the worst kind of lies a local opposition thinks that he's had nothing to do with justice from the get go . and foreign skeptics said it was ridiculous but a russian military innovation. just might become an asset export about singing the pra
change anything political the ground as we've so clearly seen in afghanistan with the removal of the taliban and so we've clearly seen with the removal of saddam hussein so it's not a policy that works regime change. however i would say that therefore wasn't on the cards to begin with in that very overt sense but of course it had to be because if you're thinking of stopping him killing his citizens you obviously have to stop him . from being in power in some sense i would say that in libya...
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well the taliban have grown in strength the americans are talking to the taliban it is almost certain that whatever settlement eventually comes in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this war the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies camel admit defeat in the second country all through what happened in iraq but is why they're there they are they in order to prop up a government that they have no real confidence in they all day in order to save their own faces they all they have to protect their interests they're not there to protect the ordinary afghans and we've seen this again this way all right thank you very much for your insight families see a german from the stop the war coalition thank you. now the last serbian fugitive wanted by the u.n. war crimes tribunal has appeared in court got on how to face as a fourteen at charges including crimes against humanity during the balkans war and the nine hundred ninety s. surveyed officials hope his a
well the taliban have grown in strength the americans are talking to the taliban it is almost certain that whatever settlement eventually comes in afghanistan it will involve the taliban in some capacity nearly everybody now recognizes this so what is the point of continuing this war the point of continuing this war is because the americans and the british and their allies camel admit defeat in the second country all through what happened in iraq but is why they're there they are they in order...
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a spokesman for the taliban says they carried out the attack. back here in washington, the countdown continues with just six days left before the country must lift its debt ceiling or risk of fraud. but despite the nearing deadline and threats that the country's credit rating could be in jeopardy, the political wrangling continues. for more on where things stand, i spoke to democratic senator barbara boxer from capitol hill just a short time ago. senator, thank you very much for joining us. two plans on their way through the house or the senate. can either of them actually pass congress? >> well, i think the harry reid plan is a compromise that everybody has been calling for and everybody wants. it gives the republicans what they want which is no revenues and cuts, and it helps the democrats because we are not cutting medicare. we are not cutting social security. so it is really a compromise, and it gets us out of this chaotic mess we are in it because we cut enough spending to take us all of the way to last us to the election, so it sends a col
a spokesman for the taliban says they carried out the attack. back here in washington, the countdown continues with just six days left before the country must lift its debt ceiling or risk of fraud. but despite the nearing deadline and threats that the country's credit rating could be in jeopardy, the political wrangling continues. for more on where things stand, i spoke to democratic senator barbara boxer from capitol hill just a short time ago. senator, thank you very much for joining us. two...